The Westmount examiner, 23 juillet 1992, jeudi 23 juillet 1992

[" A chance for yout to see the Rockies By ALISON RAMSEY Westmounter Daniel Loucks had to go to a remote mining town in the Rocky Mountains to meet people his own age from St.Henri.As the first group from St.Henri- Westmount riding sent to Revel- stoke, B.C., for the Voyageurs Canada 92 program, Mr.Loucks and eight people from St.Henri canoed together, went horseback riding, hiking and almost walked on a glacier.All the others knew each other £som school, Polyvalente St.Henri.Loucks is from Marianopolis College.\u201cI got to know them fairly fast,\u201d said Mr.Loucks.\u201cI will probably keep in touch with three or four of them.\u201d The federal exchange program, intended to draw young Canadians closer together by showing them how their neighbours live, aims to send about 38,000 people between 16 and 21 to different regions.Each MP has twinned with another riding.The first group from Revelstoke came here the first week of July; the local group arrived back from Revel- stoke at 8 a.m.Sunday.It was the first trip most of the St.Henri youths had taken by airplane.\u201cThey were holding the handrests tightly, looking like the plane would fall apart,\u201d said Mr.Loucks, a practiced traveller who has taken one plane trip to New York.Mr.Loucks heard of the program through his mother.\u201cI assume the government didn't do too much advertising, or it was advertising where I wasn't looking.\u201d Volunteer Harvey Blackman, coordinating the program for St.Henri-Westmount MP David Berger, said they are three people short for the next group, leaving Aug.19, and four people short for one leaving the next day.But, he added, that situation can Continued on page 2 Teen drop-in centre on its way to fruition By J.MARION FEINBERG Although it\u2019s not clear yet where it will be or what it will cost, it looks like Westmount teens might have a drop-in centre to call their own sometime next year.City councillor Karin Marks is spearheading the effort with the help of representatives from the city, the community, the Westmount Y, the Greene Avenue Community Centre and the MUC police.\u201cWe've met twice to fine tune priorities and some of the ideas that came up were that the centre would be geared toward Westmount teens and their friends and that it would be well-organized and supervised by two staffers,\u201d said Ms.Marks.The centre would be a joint project of the city and the Y with the aim of giving local teens something to do and a place to meet people.The idea is to give young people an alternative to hanging out at a nearby pool hall or in downtown bars.Ms.Marks visited a successful centre on Park Avenue recently with city program and community services co-ordinator Jane Dafoe and parent Barbara Drury.They found the centre bustling with activities, where teens can watch a movie on the VCR, play ping pong or just chat.The key element is that most of the programs are devised by the teens themselves who sign in to the centre and have membership cards.One of the impressive projects initiated by the Montreal teens was the adopting of a Beluga whale.Another is that the centre contracts out its space to teens involved in rock bands who need practice space.The contract that the would-be rock stars sign reinforces the philosophy of responsibility and trust, according to Ms.Marks.Now that some of the priorities for Westmount's teen drop-in centre have been nailed down, the next task for the city is to look at the financial angle.\u201cOne of the wonderful aspects of the timing is that the Y has informed us that right now there is money available for teen centres from different levels of government.We're hoping to look to corporate donations for equipment as well,\u201d said Ms.Marks.The idea has been endorsed by the city's community services committee, so the next phase will be for the city to put together a budget.Whereas Westmount will be responsible for the cost of renting a new facility or using an existing facility, the Y will staff the centre.The board of directors will likely be composed of representatives from Continued on page 2 Ta > x, hamstlion)] We are on vacation INSIDE.® Policelog.8 Firecalls ® April realty transfers.® In the neighbourhood.® Beyond Westmount's Borders.4858 Sherbrooke (corner Victoria) We will return on Tuesda August 4 at 11 am.See you then! - w pa] A 6 7 Le 7 ë + RS 7 + ut TL 12 = amt i « Le 18 a x 02 de | CO a w (i SLW Tai e j i OL Li ( = Oe 3 { oO Tox 486-2742 (48-MARIA) CLOSED MONDAYS Making all of Westmount your home Westmount, Quebec, Thursday, July 23, 1992 Vol.LXIV, No.30 56¢ + dest = 65¢ Dealing with the unusual HP Marvin Zimmerman and Maisie Cheung tore up conventional shrubbery in their small front yard at 100 Sunnyside replacing it with almost every type of flower imaginable.Their front garden won the semi-detached category.Wily garaeners ao their best with not much Gardening in Westmount can be a special challenge if your property\u2019s buried beneath the trees or reduced to the size of a postage stamp.But some of this year's 40 Maisons Fleuries winners proved that nothing is impossible when it comes to beautifying the front of the house, a back lane or an apartment balcony.\u201cIt's amazing to see the variety of plants that people are managing to grow in Westmount,\u201d said Sarah Stevenson, one of those who judged the smaller row house gardens.The gardening competition is held by the city's beautification committee to encourage West- mounters to spruce up their yards, mainly the front and rear lane gardens visible to the public.By LAUREEN SWEENEY Sharing typical problems of too much shade or too little property, four of the more unusual winning entries proved that just about anything can be grown witha little imagination and a lot of hard work.\u201cIt's taken 35 years of trial by error,\u201d said Diana Scott proudly as she surveyed the lilies in her narrow lane garden behind 68 Columbia Avenue that won her first place for lane row gardens.Marvin Zimmerman, who planted another unusual garden with his wife Maisie Cheung at 100 Sunnyside, admits \u201cwe don't have the ideal location, but we've tried to make the most of what we have.\u201d They picked up tips from gardens they saw in France last spring as well as some small gardens in Outremont.Beverly Sofin, whose even smaller plot of ferns, bushes, rocks and ground cover thrives in the deep shade in front of 434 Elm, said she turned the entire area into garden when she became fed up with trying to grow grass.Sun was not a problem for Ann and John Linnell who live at 225 Olivier.As apartment dwellers, theirs is a lack of land.Nevertheless, they've managed to recreate an English garden on their small apartment balcony, calling it \u201ca real oasis.\u201d All four shared their gardening experiences with THE EXAMINER during a search for the more unusual of this year\u2019s winning gardens; see page 10.Travel brings spice to Sunnyside garden THE HOUSE at 100 Sunnyside takes up most of the property.But every inch of the small what\u2019s left, front and back, has been transformed into a splash of bloom arranged in minute detail by a couple that gardens together.Marvin Zimmerman and Maisie Cheung pick up ideas wherever they go to incorporate in their own garden.\u201cFor the first three or four years we just had shrubs,\u201d Mr Zimmerman recalled.\u201cBut one day we were walking in Outre- mont and saw some small gardens people had planted.We decided to try it ourselves and approached it with a great deal of zeal.\u201d A springtime trip to France this year inspired the couple to experiment with climbing roses, planting small flowers around roses and other tall plants.By LAUREEN SWEENEY A northern exposure and a large tree on the front lawn limit the amount of sun the garden receives, \u201cbut I guess that\u2019s the norm in Westmount,\u201d Mr.Zimmerman says.That\u2019s where his wife's planning pays off, knowing what flowers to plant where, he says.On one side of the front walk, small decorative stones cover the area beneath small well-pruned trees and a few bright shade- loving flowers.On the other side is a variety of almost every type of garden flower one can name with unusual color combinations of reds and oranges mixed with purples.\u201cIt\u2019s a labour of Jove,\u201d explains neighbour Lawrence Reich as he passes by the garden.\u201cThey deserve to win.\u201d The finishing touch is a presiding family of robins nesting with three babies in one of the trees that's closely monitored by Mr.Zimmerman.It's the front garden that took first prize in the semi-detached category: the rear garden was never entered in Muisons Fleuries because it's not visible to the public.But an invitation inside the high walled yard cannot go unreported.The area, which measures about four meters deep across the back of the house, has been made into a small court yard.Ceramic plates from Spain are fastened on the whitened brick of the house.Roses climb against it growing out of patio stones.Koi swim among water lilies and other plants in a small goldfish pond beneath.\u201cWe don't have an ideal location,\u201d he says.\u201cBut we'vetried to make the most of what we have.\u201d Westmount Examiner, Thursday, July 23, Next Scheduled City Council Meeting Tuesday, August 4, 8:00 pm Date de la prochaine séance du conseil municipal Le mardi, 4 août, 20:00 CITY HALL / HÔTEL DE VILLE 4333 Sherbrooke Street West Westmount, PQ H3Z 1E2 935-8531 Monday-Thursday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm \u2014 Friday 8:00 am to 1:00 pm Fire (business calls), 19 Stanton St.935-2456 Municipal Court, 21 Stanton St.eas 935-8531, local 351 or 352 Police {business calls), 21 Stanton St.280-2223 Other Times Victoria Hall, 4626 Sherbrooke st.LL AR 935-2066 Municipal Yard, 14 Bethune St.Light Department, Glen Road .Library.oi Public Security Unit.ee 935-8037 Ce 935-8218 RAR 935-8444 M 935-1777 Lundi au jeudi 8:00 à 16:30 \u2014 vendredi 8:00 à 1:00 Incendie (bureau d'affaires), 19, rue Stanton.935-2456 Cour municipale, 21, rue Stanton Police (bureau d'affaires), 21, rue Autres Heures RER 935-8531, local 351 or 352 Stanton.280-2223 Hall Victoria, 4626, rue Sherbrookeouest .935-2066 Voirie, 14, rue Bethune .Service d'éclairage, chemin Glen Bibliothéque.Sécurité Publique .Fire/Incendie Police Ambulance eee 935-8037 ME 935-8218 Today, July 23 Reach Out, a support group of the Montreal and Laval Chapter of the Learning Disabilities Association of Quebec Adult Committee meets weekly at 340 Victoria Ave.from 7 to 9 p.m.847-1324.For seniors: Swim at Westmount Y from 1:30 to 3 p.m.every Tuesday and Thursday.No charge.Saturday, July 25 For children: Dog Day Afternoon.Stories, poems and homemade lemonade to fight the heat at Oink! Oink! at 11 a.m., 1361 Greene Ave.Overeaters Anonymous meets every Saturday at 3:30 p.m.at Westmount Baptist Church, 4755 Sherbrooke St.Non-smoking.Sunday, July 26 For seniors: Tea at Leisure Institute of Shaar Hashomayim at 1:30 p.m.presents a musical program with Shayna Palevsky on flute and James Higgins on piano.Members $2.50, others $3.937-9471.Concert in the Park at 2 p.m.features the Mount Royal Saxophone Quartet with Harvey Geisbrecht, Pascal Veraquin, Debbie Summerlin and Pam Homzy.Sacred music: Teenage Chapel Tour Choir of Broadway Baptist Church, Fort Worth, performs with the Chapel Handbell Choir at West- mount Baptist Church, Sherbrooke and Roslyn, at 7:30 p.m.Free._ a+ cs a a 4 Le 4 C6 604 404 2 4 6 3 4 001 6 Adult Prisoners of Childhood anonymous support group meets at 7 p.m.every Sunday in the basement of Westmount Baptist Church, 4755 Sherbrooke St.$1.Tuesday, July 28 TOPS, a dieting support group, meets at Greene Avenue Community Centre from 7 to 8:30 p.m.weekly.$1.Wednesday, July 29 On Danse Au Westmount Square presents Soul Impact Production Studio at 12:30 p.m.Greene Avenue Plaza of the centre.COMING UP Aug.2: Tea at Leisure Institute of Shaar Hashomayim at 1:30 p.m.presents Col.Joel Wolfe, past president of the Jewish War Veterans of Canada, on Update on Happenings in Israel.Members $2.50, others $3.937-9471.Aug 4: City council meeting at 8p.m.Aug.4: On Danse Au Westmount Square: Tapotage at 12:30 p.m.Greene Avenue Plaza of the centre.Aug 5: On Danse au Westmount Square presents Special Blend in their second appearance at 12:30 p.m.Greene Avenue Plaza of the centre.Aug 11: On Danse au Westmount Square: Roxanne Mihailescu brings ballet at 12:30 p.m.Greene Avenue Plaza of the centre.Aug 12: On Danse au Westmount Square: Arthur Murray dancers at 12:30 p.m.Greene Avenue Plaza of the centre.Aug.16: Tea at Leisure Institute of Shaar Hashomayim at 1:30 p.m.presents Amold Bennett, tenants\u2019 right guru, on Protecting Your Rights.Members $2.50, others $3.937-9471.an AN The furthest west Daniel Loucks, 18, travelled until this month was Niagara Falls.He just came back from Revelstoke, B.C., as part of a youth exchange run by the federal government, open to anyone age 16 to 21.Photo by OWEN EGAN Young traveller returns Continued from page 1 change day to day.More worrying is the lack of an adult supervisor to accompany the local group leaving Aug.20 and, more importantly, to arrange billetting and such for the group from Revelstoke coming the beginning of August.Mr.Blackman urges anyone interested in the job to contact Mr Berger's office as soon as possible at 939-3452.\u201cI was expecting more or less what I got,\u201d said Mr.Loucks.\u201cA small town in the middle of a very scenic area.It's the main pass to get from Correction The name of one Maisons Fleuries winner was inadvertently left off the list of 40 published in last week's EXAMINER.She is Marissa Nuss, of 626 Clarke Ave., who tied for second place in the category of container gardens at private residence (other than apartment balconies).THE EXAMINER regrets the omission.RECYCLE THIS PAPER Put it in your blue recycling box or take it with other papers and glass to one of three depots; across from the arena, at the Corporation Yard and at the corner of Tupper and Gladstone.one side of the Rockies to the other\u201d Strange to say, for people who live amid the tallest peaks in Canada, when the Revelstoke people arrived, \u201cthey were awed by the sheer magnitude of everything,\u201d said Mr.Loucks.\u201cTheir tallest buildings are two, three storeys.\u201d He took his two billetters to the top of Place Ville Marie for a view of the city.and they were simply amazed by the urban sprawl.Eleven more groups of people, adding up to 125 in all (it\u2019s Canada\u2019s 125th birthday, remember?), will travel to Revelstoke between now and Oct.29.Academy Road NOW one-way for safety By J.MARION FEINBERG Motorists used to taking Academy Road as a shortcut to access de Maisonneuve Boulevard will n longer be able to so.\u201cWe've been looking at the pros\u201d pect of making this change since 1988,\u201d said city operations manager Bruce St.Louis.The city\u2019s administrative traffic committee recommended changing Academy Road from a two-way street to a one-way eastbound street for a two-month trial period effective July 20.If the change becomes permanent, the stretch of roadway between the pool and the tennis courts will be turned into park space, said Mr.St.Louis.Promoting safety is another factor since it will mean one less intersection for the bike path to cross and it will help eliminate the bottleneck effect where the tennis courts, pool and bike path all meet.\u201cThis measure is being under taken as a means to restrict the area to local traffic only,\u201d reads the notice sent to local residents.\u201cThis experiment will be conducted for a period of two months after which all residents affected will be solicited for their opinions.\u201d Parking is now only possible on the south side of the Academy Road.\u201cInitial concern was expressed over the possibility of the redirection bringing more traffic by the arena parkinglot, but inthe long run it will be a lot safer as it was often difficult to make a left-hand turn on to St.Catherine from Arena Drive.| think it will be a positive change.\u201d The experiment is also being carried out in preparation for the reconstruction of de Maisonneuve Boulevard scheduled for later this year.leen centre Continued from page 1 council, the recreation department, the Y, the Greene Avenue Community Centre, parents, professionals and, of course, teens, she said.There are an estimated 700 to 1,000 teenagers in Westmount.(The 1986 federal census found 845 West- mounters aged 15 to 17.) Various ways to capture and keep young people\u2019s attention and imagination have been tried over the years.This latest effort follows on the heels of a failed teen council, a Y drop-in centre and other attempts to reach teens, said Ms.Marks.© the the the tha ho as sai on ple Guaranteed! Cal: 486-4770 486-4770 Home Cleaning! We professionally clean houses, apartments, duplexes, and condominiums.As we only clean homes, we clean better than anyone.VHIITIMIGIOQ M III MÉNILE, Father Eric Dungan always found it boring to say \u2018| hope you'll be as happy as we've been\u2019 to newlyweds and preferred \u2018\u2018l hope you find married life as much of a riot as | do\" but he had to stop when one day a new bride gave him a funny look and said \u201cI'm not afraid,\u201d thinking he was offering a warning.Father Dungan retires to Kingston after 22 years at the Advent One of the things that moved Father Eric Dungan most about his Church of the Advent parishioners when he first met them almost 22 years ago was that they lived their Christianity in a quiet way.\u201c] was tremendously impressed by the atmosphere of the church which spoke to me of years and years of dedicated worship,\u201d he said.The little church tucked into a corner of de Maisonneuve Boulevard at Wood Avenue is stately yet unassuming.So unassuming in fact, that Mr.Dungan walked right by it on his first day as minister.Mr.Dungan shared some of his memories this week as he prepares to retire from his position of rector of the church at the end of the month ~-d move to Kingston with his wife garet.~¥\u201cMost of the time you wouldn't know what they (his parishioners) were doing unless you stumbled across it,\u201d said the gentle and young- looking 68-year-old minister.\u201cThe more I got to know the people, the more I came to respect them.\u201d He said he finds people fascinating and this rings true when he recounts the story of how he was perplexed by the fact that an influential Westmount couple was perpetually broke.\u2019 \u201c] was puzzled because they had good-paying jobs.Then I discovered, quite by accident, that the reason they were always broke was because they were always helping anyone that was stuck or in need.Their house was always full of two-legged as well as four-legged refugees,\u201d he said smiling at the memory.\u201cIt does one's heart good to come across people like that.\u201d By J.MARION FEINBERG Born, bred and educated in Dublin, Ireland, Mr.Dungan has served in parishes from Ireland, South Africa and the Maritimes in his 43 years as a priest.One of the phenomena he delighted in while serving Westmounters was the young people, often CEGEP or university students, who came off the street looking for something more than what was offered to them by the rat race.They would often engage him in discussions about spiritual matters but drew the line when it came to actually attending church.\u201cWhen discussing religion, it is not just quoting from the Bible but often more a matter of talking about innermost feelings,\u201d he said.\u201cI'm going to miss that tremendously.\u201d One of the things Mr.Dungan decries most about modern society is rampant materialism.He said he doesn\u2019t find the mess the world is in depressing, but rather he sees it as an exciting challenge.He said he hopes to continue his ministry in retirement.\u201cI want tobe able todo the things] was ordained to do which is deal with people,\u201d he said.\u201cWhat with all the form-filling and paper-shuffling I've done, I'm would like to someday be able to funnel that tremendous hunger and thirst for knowledge about spiritual matters, particularly among young people.\u201d He said he met someone a few days ago who said they had no faith in anything and didn't want any either.This person said they thought faith was a weak concept.Mr.Dungan said he took the man up on the topic.\u201cI asked him how he knew his wife wouldn't poison him when he went home for dinner.I asked him to prove to me that she wouldn't,\u201d he said with a glint in his kind blue eyes.Mr.Dungan said he is slightly disappointed that he will no longer be living in Westmount when the church celebrates its 100th anniversary next year.But he said it would be unfair to expect his successor to begin in November, less than a month before Christmas, together with the fact that he wouldn't relish the thought of moving in the dead of winter.Music, rally-driving and travel ling are what he names as his hobbies.One of the most outstanding trips he ever went on was a year-long 36,000-mile trek with his wife from Africa to Europe in a Volkswagen camper.\u201cWe were ambushed in the Congo, stuck in swamp country, and walking through the Sahara desert, our feet sinking into the soft sand or tearing at our shoes with jagged edges,\u201d he recounted.\u201cI only sold that truck three weeks ago.It looked like a tin envelope but was made like a tank.Looking back on that trip now, I think we were crazy.\u201d He said he particularly enjoys working with young people and only wishes they would come to church more.\u201cWhen you look at the whole ghastly mess the world is in, mainly because of materialism, it helps to guide your whole direction of life beyond the material,\u201d he said.\u201cI do find that people are turning away from the material and turning to spiritual values.\u201d bu au usa 00 0 Lo 309 PESTS?Don't delay, call today for TOTAL PEST CONTROL against 17-year-old boy A 17-year-old Westmount boy drove a motorcycle through a red light at Sherbrooke and Lansdowne Sunday afternoon and ended up facing charges of possessing narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.Police said the driver was ticketed for driving without a permit and failing to stop at the light.A \u201cgood quantity\u201d of substance presumed to be hashish was turned over to the Montreal Urban Community's narcotics squad to be weighed and analysed.An amount of money described only as \u2018\u2018substantial\u201d also was found.The boy was sent to a detention centre.Crime prevention officer Lise Bergeron said police stopped the westbound motorcycle at Roslyn Avenue about 4:40 p.m.When the driver could not produce a permit, police became suspicious.They noticed the ignition was broken and that it could only be started by hot wiring.The alleged narcotics and money were found in a bum bag.The driver insisted the bike was not stolen but belonged toa friend.1t was taken to local Station 23 where police confirmed the driver's story.The owner, a resident of Ontario Street East, was notified to pick it up.Library springs two leaks Wet weather has added a new wrinkle and crinkle to Westmount Public Library's art department.A box of art magazines were found, half-dry and curly, after being soaked while stored in the basement of the library.The next week, city files stored in a room at the other end of the basement were found on a wet floor.Both the east and west walls of the library were responsible for the leaks.The magazines were not up against a wall, meaning the leak had to travel from wall to ceiling, then dripped on the box.Library staff gently eased the pages apart when the 12 half-wet issues were discovered.The second leak was discovered much sooner because, for some reason, the room stank when the water soaked in, said head librarian Rosemary Lydon.\u201cWe had to put drop sheets on shelves,\u201d said Ms.Lydon.The same thing happened to the north side of the basement several years ago, said Ms.Lydon, and the city quickly installed a French drain, by digging a trench beside the wall and putting in an impermeable liner.But, with massive renovations to the library being contemplated, Ms.Lydon is unsure if the city will move on repairs to the walls at this time.\u201cIt may not be worthwhile,\u201d she said, adding that the leaks are \u201can indication there are a lot of problems with the old building.\u201d As a stop-gap measure, the city has provided the library basement with a dehumidifier.The only problem is, if the leakage recurs, \u201cwe have to close all the windows and doors\u201d to properly use the dehumidifier, said Ms.Lydon.With no air conditioning in some parts of the building, dependent on windows for air circulation, \u201cthat would be hard,\u201d she said.Purse pulled away \u201cGive me your money.Hurry up!\u201d ordered a robber recently as he tugged on a shoulder bag worn by a 65-year-old woman leaving Place Alexis Nihon, police said.He pushed the woman until he was able to pull the bag free, then fled along de Maisonneuve Boulevard.He was described as in his early 20s.The victim is a resident of Côte des Neiges Road.Office located in Westmount EFFICIENT AND PERSONALIZED SERVICE 24 HOUR SERVICE AIRPORT RESERVATIONS DELIVERIES GLADSTONE MEDI-CENTRE Médecine Familiale \u2014 Family Medicine Spécialistes Consultants \u2014 Consulting Specialists With or without appointment Avec ou sans rendez-vous 4095 Tupper St., Westmount (next to the Reddy Memorial) 935-1860 ATWATER THE WESTMOUNT Examiner Making all of Westmount your home Published every Thursday by Publications Dumont (1988) Inc.WW Line compagne .(Cr 0GECO 155 Hillside Avenue, Westmount, PQ H3Z 2Y8 Publisher: Don Sancton - , v handmade items for and t 9 =] personal or 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